Mosa Ghawsi (born 11 March 1989), known professionally as Malik Montana, is a German-Polish rapper. He began making music in 2008, releasing his debut album, Naajak, in 2016. It would be followed by the release of Haram Masari in 2017, Tijara and 022 in 2018, Import/Export in 2019, and Adwokat diabła in 2023.
Born in Hamburg, Mosa moved to Warsaw at the age of 15. He began making English-language music in 2008, making his debut in Polish rap in 2015.
Early life Mosa Ghawsi was born in 1989 in Hamburg. His father was from Afghanistan, while his mother was Polish-Greek. According to an interview with PopKiller, he traveled with his brother at the age of 15 to Poland, settling in the Wrzeciono neighborhood of Bielany, a district in Warsaw.
Career Music Mosa began to make music under the pseudonym Malik Montana in 2008; the last portion of the pseudonym, "Montana", is derived from the Scarface character Tony Montana. Early on in his career, he made English-language hip-hop songs with the German-Polish rapper Sentino; he continued to make songs in English until 2012, when he began to appear in foreign concerts within Poland.
On 20 October 2015, he made his debut in Polish rap with "NaNaNa", which featured Diho and Białas. In 2017, Sentino was kicked off the GM2L ("Get Money Live Life") label; afterwards, Malik took over the label.
Malik Montana released Tijara in 2018; it peaked at number two on OLiS and was certified gold by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. He also released several songs certified gold by the ZPAV, with "Mówili" certified as 2× platinum. In 2019, he released Import/Export, which peaked at number three on OLiS and was certified platinum. He also released "Jagodzianki" the same year, which featured Mr. Polska and was certified 4× platinum.
In 2021, Malik Montana announced an album with guest appearances from only French rappers; it is to be named WAW CDG, after Warsaw Chopin Airport and Charles de Gaulle Airport. He also performed at the Wrocław Hip Hop Festival.
In 2023, Malik Montana released Adwokat diabła, which included features from Fivio Foreign, NLE Choppa and Headie One.
Tijara Mobile Malik established Tijara Mobile, a phone network, on 4 February 2020. The purpose of the network was to interact with fans; the network provided SMS and voicemail services, as well as announcements regarding contests and events involving Malik Montana.
Tijara Mobile went defunct in November 2021.
Discography
Albums +List of albums, with selected details Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications OLiSHaram MasariReleased: 10 February 2016 Label: GM2L Format: Online streaming–NaaajakReleased: 9 December 2016 Label: GM2L Format: Online streaming–TijaraReleased: 24 May 2018 Label: GM2L Format: Online streaming2ZPAV: Gold022Released: 16 November 2018 Label: GM2L Format: Online streaming–Import/ExportReleased: 27 September 2019 Label: GM2L Format: Online streaming3ZPAV: PlatinumAdwokat diabłaReleased: 10 March 2023 Label: GM2L Format: Online streaming–Export/ImportReleased: 19 January 2024 Label: GM2L Format: Online streaming1
Singles +List of singles, with selected details Title Year Peak chartpositions Certifications AlbumPOLPeaks in Poland: For "Biznesmeni z podwórka": For "Brudasy with Atittude": For "Chodź": For "Do Tanca": For "JetLag": "Do rana"2015XZPAV: GoldHaram Masari"1szy nos"2017ZPAV: PlatinumTijara"Baby same przyjdą""Pelikan""Powiedz Co""Who You Mam"ZPAV: Gold"KE6Z"2018"Mieli"ZPAV: Gold"Shut Up"rowspan="2" "Botoks""6.3 AMG"ZPAV: GoldTijara"Mówili"ZPAV: 2× Platinum"Teraz i tu"ZPAV: Gold"Trajkotka"022"Dla rodziny"ZPAV: Gold"To nie żart""Wyrosłem na blokach"ZPAV: Gold"One Night Stand""Jagodzianki"2019ZPAV: 4× PlatinumImport/Export"Robię Yeah"ZPAV: 2× Platinum"7 5 0"ZPAV: Platinum"Mona Lisa"ZPAV: Platinum"VvsNike"ZPAV: Gold"Za pasem"ZPAV: Gold"Jungle Boyz"ZPAV: Gold"Niedostępny"2020ZPAV: 3× PlatinumAdwokat diabła"Rundki"ZPAV: 2× Platinum"Mordo weź"ZPAV: Platinum"Wuwua"2021ZPAV: Gold"Bratan"ZPAV: GoldAdwokat diabła"Głosy w Głowie""Click Clack Bang""3 telefony""Sukcesu cena""Chodź"202219"Jetlag"1ZPAV: 4× Platinumrowspan="2" "Biznesmeni z podwórka"23"Brudasy with Atittude"5Adwokat diabła"Do tańca"3
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